Frank Leo Brazill (August 11, 1899 – November 3, 1976) was an American professional baseball first baseman whose career spanned nineteen seasons (1919–1938).[1][2] During the 1921 and 1922 Major League Baseball (MLB) season he was a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.
| Frank Brazill | |
|---|---|
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| First baseman | |
| Born: August 11, 1899 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: November 3, 1976 (aged 77) Oakland, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 13, 1921, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 5, 1922, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .258 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 20 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Biography
editBrazill made his professional debut in the minor leagues in 1918 as a member of the Cumberland Colts. The other minor league teams he played for were the Hartford Senators (1919),[3] the Winnipeg Maroons (1919), the Atlanta Crackers (1920),[4] the St. Paul Saints (1920), the Portland Beavers (1921–24, 1928),[5] the Seattle Indians (1925),[6] the Los Angeles Angels (1926–27), the Mission Reds (1928), the Memphis Chickasaws (1929–1934), the Greenville Buckshots (1934), the Nashville Volunteers (1935), the Oklahoma City Indians (1935), the Tulsa Oilers (1935), the Greenwood Chiefs/Giants (1936–37) and the Fort Smith Giants (1938). He also managed several minor league teams from 1934 to 1939.
The Portland, Seattle and Los Angeles clubs he played with were all in the Pacific Coast League. In 2007, Brazill was inducted to the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Frank Brazill," in "Baseball." Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Star, July 13, 1925, p. 11 (subscription required).
- ^ "Frank Brazill Gets Another Opportunity." Atlanta, Georgia: The Atlanta Constitution, February 15, 1921, p. 12 (subscription required).
- ^ "Frank Brazill Shows the Way for Hartford Batsmen." Hartford, Connecticut: Hartford Courant, June 29, 1919, p. 37 (subscription required).
- ^ "Jos. Thorburn Hurls Crackers to Victory with Hitless Game." Atlanta, Georgia: The Atlanta Constitution, April 16, 2020, p. 7 (subscription required).
- ^ "Frank Brazill to Lead Beavers Rest of Season." Albany, New York: Albany Democrat-Herald, August 9, 1924, p. 1 (subscription required).
- ^ "Music Big Hobby at Seattle Camp." Seattle, Washington: The Seattle Star, March 14, 295, p. 5 (subscription required).
- ^ "Frank Brazill". Pacific Coast League. Minor League Baseball. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)